Girl Scout Cookie Season is upon us! The lineup expands to 11 total varieties this year with the addition of Exploremores. Girl Scouts describe this new cookie as Rocky Road ice cream-inspired, featuring chocolate, marshmallow, and toasted almond crème.
First impression: two sleeves in the box. Thin Mints energy, which gets me hype because they’re a classic favorite of mine.
As soon as I open the package, I notice a strong marshmallow aroma. The cookies look just like the photo on the box (love when expectations match reality). They twist apart like an Oreo, which feels intentional given the sandwich-cookie setup.
Flavor-wise, the almond stays extremely subtle. I don’t get toasted nuttiness or aggressive almond extract notes. Honestly, I almost wonder if I’m imagining it. Double chocolate dominates. Not deep, dark cacao energy. More of a classic chocolate cookie vibe.
The marshmallow shows up more in the smell than in the taste. The crème layer runs much thinner than an Oreo’s, so don’t expect that thick, fluffy middle.
Sweetness lands right in the standard Girl Scout range. It tastes balanced and actually less sweet than a Samoa, which I appreciate.
I dunk one in milk to see if it enhances the almond or unlocks more Rocky Road vibes. It doesn’t. The milk amplifies the marshmallow note instead, and I prefer the cookie plain.
Texture-wise, the cookie feels softer than an Oreo. Think chocolate Teddy Grahams rather than that crisp cookie snap.
Within the full Girl Scout lineup, I like it. Just don’t expect full Rocky Road in cookie form. Go in thinking double chocolate sandwich cookie and you’ll be set. It doesn’t dethrone my personal favorites, but I appreciate what it adds to the roster.
Purchased Price: $6
Rating: 7 out of 10
Nutrition Facts: (2 cookies – 26g) 130 calories, 5 grams of fat, 2 grams of saturated fat, 0 milligrams of cholesterol, 100 milligrams of sodium, 18 grams of carbohydrates, 1 gram of fiber, 8 grams of sugar, and 1 gram of protein.
Girl Scouts were selling cookies outside the local Walmart the weekend before last, and I picked up a box of these, as well as a box apiece of two old favorites (Thin Mints and Samoas, I think). Haven’t yet tried the Exploremores, though.
These are my favorite Girl Scout cookies now. They have knocked Samoas to second place. I just bought four more boxes!
Review is pretty much spot-on. Did not get any sense of Rocky Road, but for a chocolate cookie, it’s pretty solid. I like it more than the other recent addition Adventurfuls, which I deemed WAY too sweet.
That surprises me. I don’t buy Girl Scout cookies because they barely have anything sweet. I don’t waste calories on it.
I recently finished my box of Exploremores. As a former Girl Scout who actually made Rocky Road ice cream at Girl Scout camp, I have a message for Little Brownie Bakers: Explore more recipes!
This cookie was not impressive to me. I will not buy another box of this flavor. They were not as chocolatey as I expected. I understood what they were going for with the creme, but the flavors were so weak. Good luck next time!